diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
index 85c8bcaebb80..3b05f90a3e50 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@ out_readfail:
 	if (ret == -EINVAL)
 		svc_rdma_send_error(rdma_xprt, ctxt, ret);
 	svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma_xprt, ctxt);
-	return ret;
+	svc_xprt_deferred_close(xprt);
+	return -ENOTCONN;
 
 out_backchannel:
 	svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(rqstp, ctxt);